2 Kings 8:29

8:29 King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians ¹  in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. King Ahaziah son of Jehoram of Judah went down to visit ²  Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was ill.

2 Kings 12:18

12:18 King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all ³  to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew ⁴  from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 14:9

14:9 King Jehoash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, “A thornbush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal ⁵  of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn. ⁶ 

2 Kings 15:29

15:29 During Pekah’s reign over Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, ⁷  Gilead, and Galilee, including all the territory of Naphtali. He deported the people ⁸  to Assyria.

[8:29]  ¹ tn Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”

[8:29]  ² tn Heb “to see.”

[12:18]  ³ tn The object (“it all”) is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “went up.”

[14:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “the animal of the field.”

[14:9]  ⁶ sn Judah is the thorn in the allegory. Amaziah’s success has deceived him into thinking he is on the same level as the major powers in the area (symbolized by the cedar). In reality he is not capable of withstanding an attack by a real military power such as Israel (symbolized by the wild animal).

[15:29]  ⁷ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[15:29]  ⁸ tn Heb “them.”